"and acting in a full-body shot. Specially-made, remote-controlled puppets were placed on the set and controlled by puppeteers out of the frame. A dancing Kermit and Fozzie Bear were operated by Henson and Frank Oz in front of a blue screen, and were composited onto a separate reel of the stage. Both of these effects and the bicycle effect would be used again, and refined, in subsequent Muppet films. Austin Pendleton recalled that the film was shot on ""a very unhappy set, because Jim [Frawley] was very unhappy directing that movie. And I noticed that was the only time the"
"calls him ""Mishka"" (Russian: Мишка, English: Literally “Little Bear”), which is a traditional name given to bears in Russian tales. He is a huge bear with a big heart and he is Masha's best friend, as well as a parental figure to her. He was voiced by Boris Kutnevich. A dog, a goat, a pig, and, in the first episode, chickens. They live outside Masha's house in her front yard but almost every time Masha comes out they hide themselves to avoid her. The Pig is often forced to play with Masha, who makes it dress up like a baby"
"Nev the Bear Nev The Bear is a small, blue puppet bear that originally appeared in the CBBC television programme ""Smile"". Since 2007, Nev has starred in his own CBBC show ""Bear Behaving Badly"", alongside Barney Harwood. His name was created from the name of his co-star Dev Griffin on Smile. He was last seen on Hacker Time when Derek puts Nev on Line 1 for Barney Harwood. Nev has patches in places on his body and is missing part of his ear. This is due to Bandit the cat, who is seen in some episodes of ""Bear Behaving Badly"","
"Punkinhead Punkinhead, ""the sad little bear"", was a rubbery toy bear with a tuft of unruly orange hair. He was designed and developed into a storybook character by Canadian cartoonist Charles Thorson. Punkinhead was the main character in a series of children's books published by the T. Eaton Company, a large department store in Toronto, Ontario. To promote the sale of the stuffed bear and the books, the store created a song about him and sold recordings of it. Punkinhead became associated with Eaton's Christmas advertising. In 1947, Punkinhead appeared in Toronto's Santa Claus parade. The character also appeared on"
"ate them. Helfer said, ""We had a game we played during lunch. We would run around [Bruno] in a circle, and he would catch us in his arms, and we would wrestle, which was fun. When he got tired, he would sit on you."" During the 1967-1969 run of the series, Bruno's name in articles and other publicity materials was briefly changed to ""Ben"" or sometimes ""Gentle Ben"". After the series ended, his name was changed back to Bruno. (In addition to Bruno, other bears who had appeared in or been involved with the series were also publicly exhibited under"
"Winnipeg (bear) Winnipeg, or Winnie, (1914 – 12 May 1934) was the name given to a female black bear that lived at London Zoo from 1915 until her death in 1934. Rescued by cavalry veterinarian Harry Colebourn, Winnie is best-remembered for inspiring A. A. Milne's character, Winnie-the-Pooh. Upon the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Lt. Harry Colebourn of The Fort Garry Horse, a Canadian cavalry regiment, volunteered his service. On 24 August, while en route to Valcartier to report to the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps (CAVC) as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he purchased a young"
"Fozzie Bear, Animal, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf the Dog, and Gonzo as the main muppets. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker made regular appearances as did Camilla in the form of Gonzo's stuffed baby chick. In the final two seasons, Bean Bunny and Statler and Waldorf began making regular appearances. Several Muppets made guest appearances including Janice as an older preteen, and Kermit's nephew, Robin, a young tadpole. The Muppet Baby character Skeeter, Scooter's twin sister, only appeared in this series, and was never a live-action Muppet. This was done because the producers wanted another female character added to the cast. Despite"
"the show, introduced in 2017, who was created to familiarize young children with the autism spectrum. Two-Headed Monster, who teaches cooperation while speaking in baby-like gibberish; A family of cute and innovative insects; the Yip Yips, a species of Martians who ""valiantly explore our world despite their frequent terrifying encounters with everyday objects""; game show host Guy Smiley; construction workers Biff and Sully; Herry Monster, a burly blue monster who does not know his own strength; Forgetful Jones, a ""simpleton cowboy"" with a short-term memory disorder; and even Kermit the Frog, the flagship character of The Muppets. The Three Bears"
"to make the toy when he came across a cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot an American black bear cub tied to a tree. The fictional character Winnie-the-Pooh was named after Winnipeg, a female American black bear cub that lived at the London Zoo from 1915 until her death in 1934. An American black bear cub, who in the spring of 1950 was caught in the Capitan Gap Fire, was made into the living representative of Smokey Bear, the mascot of the United States Forest Service. Terrible Ted was a de-toothed and de-clawed American black bear who was trained"
"Noel MacNeal Noel MacNeal (born September 15, 1961) is an American puppeteer, writer, actor, and director of children's television, best known as the voice and puppeteer of Bear in ""Bear in the Big Blue House"" and ""Breakfast with Bear"". He first came to public attention in the early 1980s. Noel portrays the environmentally friendly character ZoZo a mascot for safer streets, green transportation, and useful public spaces. This Jim Henson designed and created walk around puppet is used by Livable Streets Education to talk about these issues with young children and families. Among his characters are Bear, Mrs. (Mommy) Snuffleupagus"
"Bertie the Bunyip Bertie the Bunyip was the lead puppet character on the popular American children's television series The Bertie the Bunyip Show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which ran from 1954 to 1966. He was portrayed as a black-colored seal-looking character with a duck-bill-type face. For children he was cute and friendly, getting into harmless situations. Created by Australian Lee Dexter, Bertie was a bunyip (a mythological Australian creature), described by Dexter as ""a cross between a bunny, a collie dog and a duck billed platypus."" Bertie's enemy was an aristocratic fox by the name of Sir Guy de Guy. A"
"the series The Two Ronnies (Season 7: 1978-1979) showed a parody sketch of Rupert Bear. It was titled ""Rupert Baird"" with Ronnie Corbett playing the part of Rupert and Ronnie Barker playing the role of a journalist/newsreporter. The whole of the dialogue in the sketch was composed of the rhyming prose that appears in the stories. The sketch also included the ""Tell 'em about the honey Mummy"" monster which at the time was a television advert. Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the ""Daily Express"""
"of Princess Paw Paw's Mystic Moonstone, which she wore around her neck, to defend the village. Much like other Hanna-Barbera programs of ""The Smurfs"", ""The Biskitts"", ""Shirt Tales"", ""Snorks"" or ""Pound Puppies"", the bears had names that denoted their personalities—Laughing Paw, Medicine Paw, Bumble Paw, etc. Brave Paw and Princess Paw Paw tended to be the leads, riding into adventures on their magical flying ponies, while aging Wise Paw served as tribal advisor. The mascot of the group was a tiny dog by the name of PaPooch. The cartoon featured the vocal talents of Don Messick, Frank Welker, Scatman Crothers,"
"I ended up somewhere with “coat to wear” and “dancing bear”. There I was, and I just sort of followed it on. And then I was never the same. And I never wrote particularly conventional songs after that."" It was popularized in the UK by the Alan Price Set under the title ""Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear"", where it reached #4 in 1967. The song was also covered by such diverse singers as Harry Nilsson, Morrissey, Harpers Bizarre, Bobby Short, Akiko Yano, and the band Okkervil River. It appeared in the first episode of ""The Muppet Show"", sung"
"cast. Established characters such as Cookie Monster and Grover made guest appearances. Super Grover 2.0 was also added to the show beginning in 2013. The main character is Samson, a large brown bear that replaced Big Bird. Like Big Bird, Samson is a full-body muppet and is the main character. Samson likes to dance the mambo. ""Feli Filu"" is a reporter for the show, and has interviewed a number of German celebrities for the show, including president Horst Köhler. Samson the bear and Tiffy the bird/monster replaced Big Bird (Bibo) as a main character in 1978. Other characters that were"
"Rugged Bear Rugged Bear is a 1953 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Humphrey the Bear (in his 2nd appearance) as he takes refuge in Donald Duck's cabin during hunting season by disguising himself as a bearskin rug. The film was directed by Jack Hannah and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald, Jimmy MacDonald as Humphrey, and an uncredited narrator. ""Rugged Bear"" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954, but lost to another Disney film,"
"similar-sounding profanity instead. A smaller version of the soft toy has since been released. Nev the Bear Nev The Bear is a small, blue puppet bear that originally appeared in the CBBC television programme ""Smile"". Since 2007, Nev has starred in his own CBBC show ""Bear Behaving Badly"", alongside Barney Harwood. His name was created from the name of his co-star Dev Griffin on Smile. He was last seen on Hacker Time when Derek puts Nev on Line 1 for Barney Harwood. Nev has patches in places on his body and is missing part of his ear. This is due"
"and after the run of the TV series, the name ""Ben"" or ""Gentle Ben"" was used to refer to a number of bears who had appeared in the show. Bruno's name was changed to ""Ben"" while he was appearing in the series; it was changed back to ""Bruno"" after the show ended. Oxley and Martin made personal appearances at fairs and events with a bear (often Drum) billed as ""Gentle Ben."" In the late 1960s and 1970s, Rosaire Sr. appeared with the Emmett Kelly Circus and elsewhere with a trained bear he called ""Gentle Ben"" that purportedly played the role."
"of the show, Henry is a welcoming and friendly brown bear. He wears his old ""Camp Grizzly"" T-shirt (which barely fits him) and a scout master's hat. In some parts of the show, he plays a yellow guitar. He is voiced by Pete Renaday. Liver Lips McGrowl - Liver Lips is perhaps the funniest-looking bear. He is a brown bear who gets his name from his very large lips. He becomes an Elvis impersonator in this show, appearing as a mountain climber wearing an Elvis-style shirt with a blue lederhosen. He plays a Fender Stratocaster guitar with a strap and"
"Seminary. In 2005, their son Matthew was born. Noel MacNeal Noel MacNeal (born September 15, 1961) is an American puppeteer, writer, actor, and director of children's television, best known as the voice and puppeteer of Bear in ""Bear in the Big Blue House"" and ""Breakfast with Bear"". He first came to public attention in the early 1980s. Noel portrays the environmentally friendly character ZoZo a mascot for safer streets, green transportation, and useful public spaces. This Jim Henson designed and created walk around puppet is used by Livable Streets Education to talk about these issues with young children and families."
"special, ""Basil Hears a Noise"", though he shared the spotlight with special guest Elmo. Basil (Sesame Park) Basil the Bear was the main character on the Canadian children's show ""Sesame Park"". He was portrayed by puppeteer Tim Gosley from 1987–1996, and puppeteer Bob Stutt from 1996–2002. Along with Dodi and Louis, Basil was one of the three original Canadian Muppets, beginning in the period when the program was called ""Canadian Sesame Street"". Despite his deep voice, Basil has been shown to be the most childlike of the characters, having difficulty dressing himself, and the most curious. He struggled to learn"
"In ""The Muppet Show"", the two were always criticizing Fozzie Bear's humor, except for one occasion where Fozzie heckled them back. In contrast, they found ""themselves"" vastly entertaining and inevitably burst into mutual laughter at their own witticisms. It is later revealed in the ""A Muppet Family Christmas"" special that the two hecklers were friends with Fozzie's mother, Emily Bear. Despite constantly complaining about the show and how terrible some acts were, they would always be back the following week in the best seats in the house. As to why, the original version of ""The Muppet Show"" theme song had"
"Bart the Bear Bart the Bear (January 19, 1977 – May 10, 2000) was a male Alaskan Kodiak bear actor best known for his numerous appearances in Hollywood films, including ""The Bear"" (for which he reportedly received an Oscar nomination), ""White Fang"", ""Legends of the Fall"", and ""The Edge"". He was trained by animal trainers Doug and Lynne Seus of Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife, Inc., in Heber City, Utah. Bart was born on January 19, 1977, at the Baltimore Zoo. When Bart was five weeks old and weighed five pounds (2 kg), he was adopted by Doug and Lynne Seus,"
"Duffy the Disney Bear Duffy the Disney Bear is a Disney parks stuffed bear that can be found at the Tokyo Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and formerly at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park in California, and Walt Disney World in Florida. Duffy has two Mickey Mouse features, similar shaped face and hip Mickey birthmark. Duffy is unique among Disney characters in that he was not first featured in a Disney movie or TV show until he made his television debut in the 2010 ""Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade"". The Disney Bear was originally created for and"
"he was unhappy with the political overtones. The project was revived in the early 1970s as a project for the young animators, led by Don Bluth, as the studio would alternate between full-scale ""A pictures"" and smaller, scaled-back ""B pictures"" with simpler animation. The animators had selected the most recent book, ""Miss Bianca in the Antarctic"", with its story focusing on a captured polar bear forced into performing in shows causing the unsatisfied bear to place a bottle that would reach the mice. Jazz singer Louis Prima was to voice the character named Louis the Bear, and this version was"
"nickname of ""Papa Bear"" given by his young friend Kit Cloudkicker, which Mowgli had given to him in ""The Jungle Book"". He also calls Kit ""Little Britches"", as he did with Mowgli. In the 1994 Disney live-action film version of ""The Jungle Book"", Baloo, like all the other animals featured, does not speak. He is portrayed by an American black bear named Casey. He first meets Mowgli as a cub when Mowgli finds him trapped inside a broken log. Mowgli frees him and they become fast friends. In a later scene, while Mowgli is escorting his childhood sweetheart Katherine ""Kitty"""
"taking his place. Rugged Bear Rugged Bear is a 1953 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Humphrey the Bear (in his 2nd appearance) as he takes refuge in Donald Duck's cabin during hunting season by disguising himself as a bearskin rug. The film was directed by Jack Hannah and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald, Jimmy MacDonald as Humphrey, and an uncredited narrator. ""Rugged Bear"" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954, but lost to"
"character Christopher Robin was based. The rest of Christopher Robin Milne's toys – Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger – were incorporated into Milne's stories. Two more characters, Owl and Rabbit, were created by Milne's imagination, while Gopher was added to the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is on display at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library in New York City. Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and ""Pooh"", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from"
"Tourtel, an assistant editor of the ""Daily Express"". Tourtel devised Rupert Bear shortly after the end of World War I, in 1920, when the ""Daily Express"" was in competition with ""The Daily Mail"" and its then popular comic strip “Teddy Tail” (featuring a mouse called “Teddy Tail”), as well as with the comic strip “Pip, Squeak and Wilfred” (respectively, these are the names of a dog, penguin, and rabbit) in the ""Daily Mirror"". Each panel of Tourtel's comic strip story was accompanied by a narrative in rhymed verse. These are the very first (""Daily Express"", 8 November 1920): The title"
"requiring the bear to run. According to Clint Howard, Bruno the bear and Buck the bear together did approximately 75 percent of the bear acting work. A bear named Drum frequently appeared in scenes requiring the bear to enter water. Drum's coat was brown and had to be spray-painted to match the black coats of the other bears playing Ben. In the 1980s, Dennis Weaver recalled that a bear named Hammer, who occasionally misbehaved on the set, was used for bear scenes involving water. Other bears reportedly used included Smokey, Oscar, Baron, Tudor, Virgil, and a bear (identity unknown) with"
"become a Boy Scout. Boo-Boo declines the offer, but Yogi corrects him by saying that he will be joining the ""Cub Scouts"", which Boo-Boo would obviously accept. Popular bear Boo-Boo is a bear first appeared along with Yogi in the ""Yogi Bear"" segment of ""The Huckleberry Hound Show"" in 1958; when Yogi was given his own series in 1961, Boo-Boo went with him. Since then, Boo-Boo has remained at Yogi's side through almost all of the Hanna-Barbera series, movies, and specials in which Yogi appeared, the only exceptions being ""Yogi's Space Race"" and ""Galaxy Goof-Ups"", in which Boo-Boo's place was"
"to demonstrate differing opinions"". Oscar and Big Bird were specifically created for the reshooting of the ""Street"" scenes with the idea that they would be able to interact with the human characters. For his part, Oscar has several friends of his own despite his pessimism; these include the Grouch's pet worm, Slimey, and his girlfriend Grundgetta. Two other Muppets who have appeared on the show since its beginning are Ernie and Bert, a pair of best friends with contrasting personalities; Ernie is portrayed as a free-spirited trickster who loves his rubber duck, while Bert is the world-weary foil to his"
"The Bear (fairy tale) The Bear is a fairy tale collected by Andrew Lang in ""The Grey Fairy Book"". It is Aarne-Thompson classification system type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include Cap O' Rushes, Catskin, Little Cat Skin, Allerleirauh, The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter, The She-Bear, Tattercoats, Mossycoat, The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress, and Donkeyskin, or the legend of Saint Dymphna. A king loved his daughter so much that he kept her in her rooms for fear harm would come to her. She complained to her nurse; unbeknownst to her, the nurse was"